100 female scientists to give 100 simultaneous talks in schools

Part of Barcelona's Biennial of Science, initiative aims to encourage girls to take up careers in science and technology

Barcelona mayor Ada Colau (fifth from left) with scientists taking part in the '100tífiques' project (by Nazaret Romero) / ACN

ACN | Barcelona

First published: February 8, 2019 08:51 PM

Encouraging girls to take up careers in science and technology is the goal of an initiative on Monday that will see 100 female scientists simultaneously giving talks in 100 schools.

'100tífiques' is a project from the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation and the education department, in conjunction with the Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology.

Part of Barcelona's Biennial of Science, which takes place from February 7 to 11, the scientists who will give the talks met in the Scientific Park on Thursday to prepare the sessions.

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